Figment
noun
Something that is not real and only exists in your mind.
The monster under his bed was just a figment of his imagination.
Often appears as...
- figment of imagination
- figment of one's imagination
noun
Something that is not real and only exists in your mind.
The monster under his bed was just a figment of his imagination.
Often appears as...
- figment of imagination
- figment of one's imagination
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Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Concepts
Use 'figment' for abstract or imaginary ideas, not physical objects that actually exist.
Her perfect partner was a figment, no one could match that ideal.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Figment' often signals something falsely perceived or believed, without evidence.
His claim of vast wealth was a figment, as he actually owed money.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressing Disbelief
Use 'figment' to express skepticism about the reality of something mentioned.
Are you sure you saw a ghost, or is that a figment of your imagination?
Compare with
chimeradelusionfabricatefantasyhallucinateillusioninventionmiragereality
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An Accidental Case of...
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Living sculptures that...
one filled with people. Surely, now you know you're not a figment of your own imagination. You breathe their air. You see them, so they must see you. And yet, you still can't help but
Video examples
An Accidental Case of...
light it's like a spotlight just for the for the figment back in the net geo studio mark thiessen got things all set up to photograph yin min blue for the magazine mark's one of our staff photographers we used a microphone at the end of a six
Video examples
Living sculptures that...
one filled with people. Surely, now you know you're not a figment of your own imagination. You breathe their air. You see them, so they must see you. And yet, you still can't help but
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Quote examples
Darlene Love
American Musician
I think, for a long time, people thought I was a figment of Phil Spector's imagination because they knew The Crystals, they knew The Ronettes, they knew Bob B. Sox and the Blue Jeans, but had never had met Darlene Love.
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Charles A. Beard
American Historian
The Constitution did not even go into effect when Washington was inaugurated first President. The wisest men knew that it was only a figment of the imagination then.
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Andy Behrman
American Writer
My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination.
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Lily Tomlin
American Actress
Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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Darlene Love
American Musician
I think, for a long time, people thought I was a figment of Phil Spector's imagination because they knew The Crystals, they knew The Ronettes, they knew Bob B. Sox and the Blue Jeans, but had never had met Darlene Love.
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Charles A. Beard
American Historian
The Constitution did not even go into effect when Washington was inaugurated first President. The wisest men knew that it was only a figment of the imagination then.
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Andy Behrman
American Writer
My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination.
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Lily Tomlin
American Actress
Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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